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Barack Obama announces three nominees for the D.C. Circuit Court
by Joseph Earnest June 4, 2013
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama delivered a statement in which he announced three nominees for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The three candidates, from left to right are: Robert Leon Wilkins, Cornelia "Nina" Pillard, and Patricia Ann Millett. The president also urged the Senate to promptly consider judicial nominees for confirmation.
"Throughout my first term as President, the Senate too often failed to do that," Obama said. "Time and again, congressional Republicans cynically used Senate rules and procedures to delay and even block qualified nominees from coming to a full vote.
"As a result, my judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor."
"The D.C. Circuit is known as the second highest court in the country, and there's a good reason for that," the President said. "The judges on the D.C. Circuit routinely have the final say on a broad range of cases involving everything from national security to environmental policy; from questions of campaign finance to workers' rights. In other words, the court's decisions impact almost every aspect of our lives."
Obama said three individuals were highly qualified to serve on the D.C. Circuit, and that the nonpartisan American Bar Association had given them – each of them – its highest rating. Add Comments>>
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